diff --git a/editor/svgcanvas.js b/editor/svgcanvas.js
index 35587f93..882fe82b 100644
--- a/editor/svgcanvas.js
+++ b/editor/svgcanvas.js
@@ -3476,12 +3476,16 @@ var getMouseTarget = this.getMouseTarget = function(evt) {
 	$(container).mousedown(mouseDown).mousemove(mouseMove).click(handleLinkInCanvas).dblclick(dblClick).mouseup(mouseUp);
 //	$(window).mouseup(mouseUp);
 	
+	 //TODO(rafaelcastrocouto): User preference for shift key and zoom factor
 	$(container).bind("mousewheel DOMMouseScroll", function(e){
-		if(!e.shiftKey) return;
+		console.log(e.preventDefault)
+		//if(!e.shiftKey) return;
 		e.preventDefault();
+		var evt = e.originalEvent;
 
 		root_sctm = svgcontent.getScreenCTM().inverse();
-		var pt = transformPoint( e.pageX, e.pageY, root_sctm );
+		var pt = transformPoint( evt.pageX, evt.pageY, root_sctm );
+
 		var bbox = {
 			'x': pt.x,
 			'y': pt.y,
@@ -3489,23 +3493,11 @@ var getMouseTarget = this.getMouseTarget = function(evt) {
 			'height': 0
 		};
 
-		// Respond to mouse wheel in IE/Webkit/Opera.
-		// (It returns up/dn motion in multiples of 120)
-		if(e.wheelDelta) {
-			if (e.wheelDelta >= 120) {
-				bbox.factor = 2;
-			} else if (e.wheelDelta <= -120) {
-				bbox.factor = .5;
-			}
-		} else if(e.detail) {
-			if (e.detail > 0) {
-				bbox.factor = .5;
-			} else if (e.detail < 0) {
-				bbox.factor = 2;			
-			}				
-		}
-		
-		if(!bbox.factor) return;
+		var delta = (evt.wheelDelta) ? evt.wheelDelta : (evt.detail) ? -evt.detail : 0;
+		if(!delta) return;
+
+		bbox.factor = Math.max(3/4, Math.min(4/3, (delta)));
+	
 		call("zoomed", bbox);
 	});